Max Richter with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble performing ‘In A Landscape’ and ‘The Blue Notebooks’
14 – 15 February 2025
In the Concert Hall
Classical Music
Celebrating his highly anticipated ninth album, neo-classical master Max Richter returns for an all-new performance with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble. Richter will perform selections from his latest album In A Landscape, with The Blue Notebooks narrated by Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award winner Eryn Jean Norvill.
| Date | Time |
| Friday 14 February 2025 | 8pm |
| Saturday 15 February 2025 | 8pm |
| Ticket | Price |
| Premium | $149 |
| A Reserve | $139 |
| B Reserve | $129 |
| C Reserve | $119 |
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Run time
In a Landscape
8:00 PM - 8:55 PM
Interval
8:55 PM - 9:15 PM
The Blue Notebooks
9:15 PM - 10:05 PM
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change without notice.
Age
Suitable for all ages.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
Warnings
Please note, strobe lighting will be used at this performance.
The MusicA night of musical transcendence awaits, where the ethereal meets the emotive in a symphonic tapestry of sound.
Useful information:
The master of contemporary classical returns with a transcendent new performance
One of the most prodigious and widely loved composers of our era, German-born, British-based composer Max Richter has been at the forefront of contemporary classical and post-minimalist music for more than two decades. After a revelatory performance at Vivid LIVE last year, Richter returns for two nights in the Concert Hall where he’ll be joined by the visionary American Contemporary Music Ensemble.
A classically-trained composer who has captivated global audiences with his genre-defying work in post-minimalism, ambient music and the avant-garde, Richter is one of the world’s most-streamed classical artist, a groundbreaking innovator of form, and a tireless human rights advocate. His work includes The Blue Notebooks (2004) – named one of the best classical works of the century by The Guardian – his acclaimed reimagining of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and the immersive, eight-hour concert work SLEEP, which he has performed in collaboration with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble. Richter’s music has also soundtracked acclaimed films and television series by Martin Scorsese, Denis Villeneuve and many more, and scored leading ballets and stage productions around the world.
His latest album In a Landscape, is a meditation on the present that brings together the electronic and the acoustic, the human and the natural world. It is the composer’s first solo album to be recorded at Studio Richter Mahr, his minimalist, eco-conscious creative retreat in rural Oxfordshire.
Presented by Sydney Opera House
American Contemporary Music Ensemble
Artists
Since its founding in 2004, the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), led by cellist and artistic director Clarice Jensen, has become a prominent force in American new music. Known for exceptional musicianship and artistic vision, ACME has earned praise from NPR as “contemporary music dynamos” and from Strings reporting “ACME’s absorbing playing pulsed with warm energy. Shared glances and inhales triggered transitions in a flow so seamless it seemed learned in a Jedi temple". In 2015, the ensemble was honored by ASCAP for its “virtuosity, passion, and commitment” to American composers.
ACME has performed at prestigious venues such as Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, BAM, The Kennedy Center, and UCLA’s Royce Hall. The ensemble has also toured worldwide, including performances of Max Richter’s Sleep at iconic locations like the Great Wall of China, Auckland’s piers, Sydney Opera House and many more.
Clarice Jensen Cello & Artistic Director
Ben Russell, Laura Lutzke Violins
Kyle Miller Viola
Claire Bryant Cello
Eryn Jean Norvill
Narrator
Eryn Jean Norvill is an accomplished Australian actor with over a decade of experience in professional theatre. A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, she has also studied at L’Ecole Philippe Gaulier in France and The Groundlings School in Los Angeles. Her theatre credits include The Confessions, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Three Sisters, King Lear, Cyrano de Bergerac, Hamlet, and Top Girls (Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Malthouse Theatre, Griffin Theatre Company).
Eryn Jean has won multiple awards, including the 2023 Green Room Award for Outstanding Performance, the 2022 Sydney Theatre Award for Best Performance, and the 2015 Sydney Theatre Award for Best Actress. She is also a writer and theatre maker, co-creating A Tiny Chorus and Niche, and serving as dramaturg for The Picture of Dorian Gray and Lord of the Flies.
On television, she’s appeared in The Twelve (Foxtel/Binge), Love Me (Acorn UK/Foxtel/Binge), Preppers (ABC), and Home and Away. Eryn Jean is a co-founder of Safe Theatres Australia, advocating for sustainable and inclusive practices in the arts. She is a proud member of Equity and the Media, Entertainment, and Arts Alliance.
Plan your visit
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a 7-10 minute walk to the Opera House.
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Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues.
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